Clarksville, Tenn (CLARKSVILLENOW) – On August 7, the Clarksville Association of Realtors (CAR) presented F.U.E.L. with a check for $13,541.71 at its quarterly General Membership Meeting. The money was raised during CAR’s annual Appetite for Art fundraiser held in April.
At Appetite for Art, three pieces of artwork created by CMCSS students were auctioned off to local REALTORs® and members of the public.
Featured artists included Harmony Shields, first grade, and Kaylee Scott, fourth grade, from Pisgah Elementary and Ava Bellar, seventh grade, from Montgomery Central Middle School. Combined, the live auction art sold for $2,275.
The event also featured a silent auction that included items donated by REALTOR® and affiliate members of the Clarksville Association of Realtors.
“It has been my privilege this year to be able to assist, along with all the great members of the Helping Hands committee and members of the Clarksville Association of Realtors. The number of children that this program serves is at the same time outstanding and saddening that we have so many that go hungry over the weekends,” said 2019 Helping Hands Committee Chair Monica Trigueros. “We will continue to support this great program and continue to find ways to assist those in our community who need it.”
F.U.E.L. is a food subsidization program designed to feed Clarksville-Montgomery County school children through the weekend whose only food source may be the meals they are receiving at school. Individually wrapped items are discreetly made available to qualifying students each Friday.
For information about the F.U.E.L program or to find out how you can assist, please visit the F.U.E.L. website or contact Denise Skidmore at skidmore.denise@yahoo.com.